What's new in Camtasia

- [Instructor] If you're already familiar with Camtasia'sprevious versions, or you've watched either of my Camtasiaessential training courses, then this movie is for you.If you're brand new to Camtasia, this movie will giveyou a preview of some of the great new featureswe'll be covering in depth throughout this course.Techsmith has completely re-engineered Camtasiafrom the ground up.In this latest release, they've merged the bestfrom the previous versions for Mac and Windows togetherto create a single, unified experience,no matter what platform you work on.

There are far too many new features to coverin a single movie, so let's look at the top tennew features in Camtasia for Mac.Number one, the new user interface.If you're familiar with the previous versions of Camtasiafor Mac, then this new UI should feel familiar to you,but with a cleaner, more modern look.Both the editor and the recorder have been updatedto the new, unified design.Care has been taken to enhance the user experience as well,with the addition of new user feedback features,such as this redesigned mic levels indicator,that now displays in the decibels scale,allowing you to set your mic levels with more confidence.

Number two, new in and out selection handleson the playhead.Making selections is now easier than everwith the new green in and red out selection handlesthat are attached directly to the playhead.If you're used to holding down the shift keyto make clip selections, this keyboard commandhas been changed to command drag.Number three, improved contextual menusthroughout the application.Right or control click on your clips, your timeline,your canvas, or many other elementsthroughout the interface to find many new hidden features.

Number four, the new advanced audio editing controls.If you right or control click on a clip in your timelineand select edit audio, a new audio levels indicatorwill appear over the top of the clipwhere you can double click to add audio edit pointson the clip and use them to make precise level adjustmentsright on your clips.Number five, groups.New to Camtasia is the ability to select multiple clipsand group them together into their own connected timeline.

At any point, you can open up the group's timelineby clicking on the plus on the left side of the clip,and then access all of your previous edits,then return back to the main timelineby closing that group's tab.Number six, detachable canvas.If you click on the canvas zoom drop down menu,there's a new option for detach canvasthat'll open up your canvas in a separate windowthat you can now move over to an additional monitorand expand out to full screen for an even betterediting experience.

You can automatically redock the canvasby closing this new window.Number seven, over 20 new cinematic transitionshave been added.Click on the transitions panel to previewany of these new effects, then try adding themto the clips in your timeline to see them in action.Number eight, behaviors.Behaviors let you create dynamic motion graphicswith text, annotations, movie clips,and even your own custom graphics,allowing you to bring your story to life like never before.

Number nine, voice narration.In the new voice narration panel, you can paste in a scriptand then start the voice recorder to record your voicedirectly to your timeline.This is a great tool for recording audio pickups,or voice over narrations.Number ten, new export to Windows.With Techsmith bringing the Mac and Windows versionsof Camtasia into parody with each other,they've also made it easier than ever to collaborateon projects and switch back and forthbetween the two platforms.

Under the file menu, you'll find export to Windowsand in the same location on Windows,you'll find export to Mac.This means you can now record and edit screen castson either platform and seamlessly switch back and forthusing the same files.Okay, that's ten new features, but I can't help myself.There's one more that I've got to show you,and it's here inside of the new interactivity panel.Number eleven, for the first time on the Mac versionof Camtasia, you can now createand embed interactive quizzes.

Quizzes can be attached to the timelineor to the selected media.You can then choose from four types of questions,including multiple choice, fill in the blank,short answer, and true false.When you share your project as a local file,you can use the new SCORM featuresto create a learning object that can be addedto your learning management systemand automatically import your student answersdirectly into your gradebook.

To learn how to take advantage of all of these new features,and a whole lot more, let's dive into Camtasia together.

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10/18/2016

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10/11/2016

Camtasia is the industry-leading video capture and editing software. The most recent version combines Camtasia for Mac with features from Camtasia Studio for Windows, providing you with best-of-both-worlds tools for recording, editing, and sharing professional video. Join Chris Mattia as he shows how to create the best quality screen-capture, webcam, and mobile video with Camtasia 3 for Mac. Learn how to set up a dedicated recording account, calibrate your microphone, record video, and use the Camtasia Editor to trim and edit audio and video. Master Camtasia's special editing functions such as annotations, closed captions and subtitles, and effects. Then find out how to create reusable motion graphics with animations and behaviors, and share your Camtasia projects on Screencast.com, YouTube, and other sites.